Human rights lawyer and former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, Prof. Chidi Odinkalu, has raised alarms over a notable shift in Nigeria’s official narrative regarding insecurity in the North-West, following recent U.S. airstrikes on terrorist positions in the region. In a post on his X (formerly Twitter) account, Odinkalu noted that Nigeria has […]
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has identified Yobe and Benue states as the current epicenters of internal displacement in Nigeria. In its latest dashboard report presented on Tuesday in Abuja, the Commission revealed that the two states recorded the highest numbers of newly displaced persons during the period under review. Executive Secretary of the […]
In it’s effort to combat food insecurity, the Thelema Lion Foundation, in collaboration with the National Human Rights Commission, (NHRC), on Tuesday, empowered more than 500 households by providing essential food items. Speaking at the event, the executive secretary of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Dr Tony Ojukwu described food security and nutrition as fundamental […]
The Human Rights and Conflict Resolution Centre (HRCRC) Abakaliki, in collaboration with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Ebonyi Office and the Ebonyi State Civil Society Network, has raised concerns over the rising wave of human rights violations in some parts the State. Disclosing this in Abakaliki at a joint Press Conference to mark the […]
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)on Thursday, flagged off the 2025 nationwide sixteen days of activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) with a renewed call for stronger national action to end violence against women and girls. The campaign, which will begin on Tuesday 25th November ,2025 in Abuja, is particularly symbolic this year as it coincides […]
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has lamented that Judicial independence is greatly undermined when judges are no longer able to exercise their functions without fear of reprisals, kidnappings, reprimand or attack on their persons, immediate family and property. In a statement signed by Executive Secretary of NHRC, Tony Ojukwu Esq, reacting to the attacks […]
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has appealed to youths to stay off crimes, but defend their rights for the development of the nation. READ ALSO: National Human Rights Commission calls for improved funding The commission made the appeal on Tuesday in Lagos as Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark the 2019 […]
Mr Tony Ojukwu, Executive Secretary (ES), National Human Rights Commission, has urged law enforcement agencies to abide by the rule of law and refrain from disobeying court orders. Ojukwu gave this advice while reacting to the alleged refusal of officials of the Department of state services (DSS) to release on bail the social campaigner Omoyele Sowore […]
The Federal Government of Nigeria through President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, has presented an expenditure framework (2020 Budget) of N10.33 trillion and N8.155 trillion revenue to the joint session of the National Assembly for the approval. The Federal Government adopted a conservative oil price benchmark of US$57 per barrel, daily oil production of an estimate […]
The executive secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), and the sub-Chairman, codes and standards of the National Steering Committee on the 2nd peer review of Nigeria under the Africa Peer Review Mechanism, Professor Bem Amgwe graciously invited me to attend a one day workshop on the African peer review standards and codes for […]